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M. E. BLOOD. sUPPoRT POR BIGYGLBS.

No. 551,344. Patented Dec. 10, 1895.

Witn 5555s: Inwentor.

UNITED STATES PATENT OEEicE.

MAURICE E. BLOOD, OF KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TO THE KALA- MAZOOCYCLE COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.`

SUPPORT FOR BICYCLES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 551,344, dated December10, 1895.

Application iiled May l0, 1893. Serial No. 473,740. (No model.)

o all whom t may concern: straightened out or curved in the opposite Beit known that I, MAURICE E. BLOOD, redirection to form the base or restfor the supsiding at Kalamazoo, in the. county of Kalaporting-stand whenit is in position under the 5 5 inazoo and State of Michigan, haveinvented wheel. The said mud-guard and base B is 5 a new and usefulSupport for Bicycles, of made to assume these different shapes and whichthe following is a specification. positions and is held in place bymeans of The object of this invention is to provide a the brace-rods C Cand D D. The lower or means for supporting a bicycle in an upright outerbrace-rods C C, connecting with the 6o position without being obliged tohave it rest mud-guard or base B near each end of the ro against someobject for this purpose when said base with the universal or ball jointse left alone. I attain this object by the device. e, will not bind inthe various positions asillustrated in the accompanying drawings, insumed by these devices as they are used, the Whichupper ends of theseouter braces C C being 65 Figure l is a side elevation of the forwardheld in similar joints i at the ends of the i 5 part of a bicycle withthis invention attached, fork A.

showing thesupporting stand or device for The inner braces D D are mademuch as holding the bicycle in an upright position, mud-guard braces areusually made to conthis stand or device being convertible into nect withthe wheel-axle at one end and be 7o either a supportin g-stand for thebicycle or a bent around or joined together where they zo front-wheelmud-guard, the dotted lines in meet land join the 1nud-guard at theother this gure showing the position it occupies end, only in thisdevice these braces must when used as a mud-guard. Fig. 2 is afront havea connection at the inner end to allow elevation or view of the bicyclewith the dethe opposite end to swing in a circle corre 75 vices of thisinvention in the saine position spending with the rim of the wheel ofthe bi- 25 as shown in Fig. l. Fig. 3 is an enlarged decyele,and wherethe said braces D D are joined tail, being a perspective view of oneside of to the mud-guard, as shown at line 4, Fig. 2, the lower part ofthe fork of a bicycle, and a the connection must be made substantiallysection across the center of the ball-joint conlike a swivel or in amanner to allow the inud- 8o nection of the upper end of the brace orarni guard to pivot centrally at this point, while 3o which forms abrace to the bicycle support or the outer ends are free to swing in acircle, stand. Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail, being a the said braces D Dbeing the axis for the c1'osssection on line 4 of Fig. 2, showing theguard to revolve on. manner of attaching the center braces of the Bymaking the braces and their connec- 85 supporting-stand to the base ofthe stand, or tions in the manner just described the mud- 3 5 the partthat is used for both the base of the guard or base B can be turned tostand at stand and the mud-guard of the front-wheel; right angles withthe rim of the wheel of the and Fig. 5 is a enlarged detail, being acrossbicycle or to run parallel with such rini. section on line 5 5 ofFig. 2 of the center of To hold the mud-guard or base B in place 9o theparts which forni a connection between when set for a mud-guard, thereis a hole n.

4o the lower end of the outside brace and the in one end of the guard toiit on the hook iat outer end of the mud-guard or base of the thejunction ofthe forkA. This hookz'can be supporting-stan d. fixed rigidlyto the fork and the end of the mud- Sirnilar letters refer to similarparts throughguard made to spring over it, or it can have a 95 out theseveral views. yielding or spring connection to the fork that 45 Arepresents the front foi-l; of the bicycle. will allow it to yield toconnect with the mud- B represents the part which forms the base guard.Vhen the mud-guard is used for a of the supporting-stand and is alsoused for base and support for the bicycle it is dropped a mud-guard tothe front wheel. It is made down and turned crosswise of the wheel onthe roo of thin flat metal, preferably steel, that `is ground and thewheelis then drawn backward 5o adapted to bend latwise to assume theproper over the said mud-guard or base until the cencurve for amud-guard when it is set for that ter ofthe wheel has passed over andbeyond it, purpose behind the wheel and then be when the said base B andbraces C C and D D will become fixed or stationary in their relation tothe fork A and prevented from moving further in a forward direction, asrelates to such fork, by means of the braces C C locking or workingagainst the braces D D, as shown in Fig. 1. The upper ends of thesebraces being pivoted on different centers, the tendency will be toarrest further forward movement of the base B after it has passedforward of the center of the wheel. The further forward movement of thesaid base and braces might also be arrested by stops fixed to the fork Ato come forward of and against the said braces below their upperpivot-points at the proper time. At the time when the base B reaches theextreme forward position and becomes locked the wheei will be raisedfrom the ground and its weight, as well as the forward part of thebicycle, will come on the said base B, but in a vertical line to therear of the said base, thereby preventing a tendency of the bicycle torun forward. It can readily be seen by examining the drawings that whenthe devices and their several parts just described are in this positionthe bicycle will. not only be held in an upright position from tipping,but it will also be kept from running forward or backward and the frontwheel will be held from twisting around in the steering-head bearings,all of which it will be necessary to do to make the bicycle standsecurely in an upright position.

I use the forward mud-guard in this device, as it seems to be about theonly part of a bicycle, as they are now made, that can be readilyconverted into a stand to support abicycle, and it is desirable to addas little as possible to the parts of a bicycle to form a portable standto be carried with it.

To set the stand to hold the bicycle, the mud-guard or base B isunhooked from the hook 1l and allowed to drop down on the ground. Thebraces O C and D D will cause the base B to turn cross wise of the wheelwhen falling. Then this base has reached the ground the wheel may bepulled over it and backward until further movement in that direction isstopped by means of the locking features of the braces, as beforedescribed. To set the stand back as a mud-guard, the wheel is pushedforward over the base B until the base is lying back of it loosely onthe ground, when the operator takes hold of the end of the base havingthe hole n through it and lifts that end up to the hook 7l, hooking itthereon, when the bicycle will again be ready for use.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent of the United States, is

l. The combination with a bicycle of a mud guard for the forward wheelthereof; arms, C, O, pivotally connected to the fork of the bicycle andto each end of the mud guard, B, by universal joints; a central brace,D, connected by a swivel joint to the central portion of said mud guardand pivotally connected to the fork, A, of the bicycle to permit of themud guard being swung below and transverse to the direction of theforward wheel to serve as a bicycle support, as speciiied.

2. The combination with a bicycle of a mud guard pivotally connectedthereto by suitable arms to swing below and across the path of the wheelto be used as a support for the bicycle, as specified.

3. A mud guard for bicycles formed of a fiexible strip of metal adaptedto bend to conform to the curvature of the rim of the wheel when used asa mud guard; suitable arms pirq otally connected thereto for supportingthe same so that the mud guard can be swung below the wheel andstraightened or curved in the opposite direction, to serve as a stand orsupport for the bicycle, substantially as set forth.

a. The combination with a bicycle of a mud guard composed of a flexiblestrip adapted to conform to the rim of the wheel; braces pivotallyconnected to the center of said mud guard and to each end thereof, saidbraces being pivotally attached to different centers so that the mudguard can be swung down and across the wheel, and the difference in thepivoting of the supports will cause the same to straighten to form astand for the bicycle, as specified.

5. A mud guard or base B having the braces I) D attached to it nearlymidway between its ends with a pivoted connection that will allow thesaid mud guard or base B to revolve on said pivot and braces,substantially as set forth.

(3. A mud guard or base, B, having braces, C, C', pivotally connectedthereto and to the forks toward the central part of the wheel to permitthe mud guard to be swung below and across the path of the wheel to beused as a support for the bicycle, as specified.

7. A mud guard in combination with braces D D adapted to swing at theirouter ends in a circle corresponding to the rim of the wheel and a braceC adapted to swing at its outer end obliquely to the rim of the wheel,substantially as and for the purpose specified.

S. The combination with a bicycle of a support, B, adapted to rest uponthe ground beneath the wheel and lie transverse to the path thereof;braces, C, C', pivoted to an extension below the lower end of the forkthereof and pivotally connected toward each end of the support, B; acentral brace, D, pivoted to the fork opposite the hub of saidbicycle'and connected by a swivel joint near the center of said support,B; a suitable hook toward one end of the base, B, to attach to the upperportion of the fork to hold the base in position to serve as a mud guardto the forward wheel when not in use as a support, all co-actingtogether substantially as specified.

MAURICE E. BLOOD.

'Vitnesses H. M. KINDLE, HATTIE E. CARD.

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